Regional institution
European Commission
The European Commission is the EU’s executive, proposing legislation and overseeing implementation of Union law, including the digital rulebook.
Last reviewed 2026-08-22
- Geographic scope
- European Union
- Areas of work
- AI regulation, Digital single market, Product safety
- Official website
- https://commission.europa.eu/ (opens in a new tab)
Why it is relevant to AI governance
The Commission proposed the AI Act, hosts the EU AI Office functions in the Commission structure, and published earlier ethics guidelines via its High-Level Expert Group. It is a primary source for official EU AI policy texts.